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Photograph of Benjamin Hawkins Dean (Dean Hawkins) (1932).
No full textPhotograph of Benjamin Hawkins Dean in matting. 1932. 9 ½ x 5 ¾.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/ms_mystery/1002/thumbnail.jp
2020 - First Black Dean, A. Benjamin Spencer
No full textPhotograph of A. Benjamin Spencer. Dean Spencer takes leadership of the WMLS in July 2020, becoming the first Black dean at America\u27s oldest law school. His appointment also makes him the first Black dean of any school at William & Mary.https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/blackhistorywmls/1020/thumbnail.jp
Benjamin Dean tintype
No full textHand-tinted tintype photograph of Benjamin Dean, ca. 1870. Dean is depicted in his military dress uniform, wearing a hat and holding a sword. This photograph was included as part of "Over Here, Over There," an exhibit that opened at the Ohio History Center on July 1, 2011
J.C. Painter letter to Benjamin Lundy
No full textLetter from J.E. Painter to (presumably) Benjamin Lundy, answering a request for information about the history and operations of the Underground Railroad. Letter includes details of a story of an ex-slave transported on the Underground Railroad through Ohio and stories of the plight of other fugitive slaves crossing the Ohio River.
Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His "Genius of Universal Emancipation" was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Dinner hosted by Secretary Schultz in honor of Dean Rusk
No full textDinner in honor of David Dean Rusk and Virginia Rush in celebration of David Rusk's 75th birthday. George P. Shultz hosted of the event. C. Douglas Dillon and Benjamin Read saluted the honorees and remarked on David's career over the years. Mrs. Lyndon Johnson gave a salute, and made remarks about Dean and Virginia, and their friendship of 25 years, and Dean's service to her, President Lyndon Johnson, and his country
Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (English)
No full textLegal document from an unsigned officer to Benjamin Lundy, authorizing him rights as empresario to a tract of land in then-Mexico. The document extends a previous treaty made to Lundy by the government of Mexico from November 17, 1823 -- presumably, this land is to be the site of Lundy's freed slave colony. Original Spanish-language document is also a part of this collection. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Eli Nichols letter to Benjamin Lundy, March 17th, 1839
No full textFriendly note from Eli Nichols to Benjamin Lundy covering topics in contemporary abolition, ranging from the social status of abolitionists to the oppression of the poor. Much of the letter concerns a review of contemporary social movements in equality-based education, including Shaker and Quaker communities. The letter concludes in discussion of Nichols' and Lundy's interest in forming a freed slave colony or community in then-Mexico, and describes the climate and culture of those regions in detail. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Meet Dean Spencer
No full textMeet W&M Law School Dean and Trustee Professor A. Benjamin Spencer. Dean Spencer, a nationally renowned civil procedure and federal courts expert, joined the W&M faculty in July 2020. He is William & Mary’s first African-American dean of any school at the university, including the law schoo
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Papers in the case of Benjamin Dean vs. Walbridge A. Field.
No full textDean contested Field's election to the House of Representatives and won
Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (Spanish)
No full textLegal document in Spanish from the government of Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Benjamin Lundy, which appears to grant Lundy the rights of empresario for his proposed colony for freed slaves in Tamaulipas. This document appears to be truncated; it ends abruptly after 2 pages. Collection also includes a period translation of this contract with Lundy in English, which appears to contain the full text of the agreement. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
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